Brar Surname

18,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Brar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,2081:47,3263,276
Canada7,4041:4,976724
United States2,9671:122,16313,032
England1,6391:33,9954,496
Australia5481:49,2626,140
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Spain571:820,21133,492
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Austria361:236,54028,356
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Finland221:249,85019,707
Norway211:244,87126,357
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
France181:3,690,151224,666
Wales141:221,03813,576
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brar (305) may also be a first name.

Brar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺍﺭ, Hindi: बरार, Marathi: बरार, Oriya: ବାର, Russian: Брар) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brar is the 18,535th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 244,992 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Brar reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Brar is also the 504,078th most numerous first name globally, held by 305 people.

The last name Brar is most common in India, where it is carried by 16,208 people, or 1 in 47,326. In India Brar is most frequent in: Punjab, where 85 percent reside, Chandigarh, where 2 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Brar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brar surname expanded 98,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brar last name are 21.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning 304,694 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.21% more than the national average, earning $54,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $56,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brard895,364/
Brair892,823/
Brear891,748/
Braar89106/
Brare8957/
Braur8949/
Brart8921/
Brgar893/
Brrar892/
Hbrar891/
Brahr891/
Brarz891/
Bratr891/
Brarh891/
Brayr891/
Brarr891/
Breard803,007/
Brahar80891/
Braure80582/
Breart80195/
Braire80191/
Breare80166/
Breaur8048/
Brardt8020/
Hbrard8012/
Bhrare804/
Braard802/
Braurz801/
Braysr801/
Braarz801/
Braurd801/
Brarth800/
Brayre800/
Braird800/
Braatr800/
Bror75163/
Vrar752/
Wrar751/
Brahard730/
Breur671,074/
Breir67217/
Vrhar6783/
Brour6752/
Brohr6716/
Broor6712/
Brosr675/
Vrard675/
Brore672/
Brort671/
Bhrhardt671/
Brotr671/
Wrear671/
Wrrar671/
Braurová671/
Brahardt670/
Wrard670/
Broir670/

Brar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﺍﺭbrar-
Brar in the Oriya language
ବାରbara-
Brar in the Hindi language
बरारbarara73.68
इवरारivarara10.53
ब्राृbrar5.26
ब्ररbrara5.26
ब्रऋbra'r5.26
Brar in the Marathi language
बरारbarara66.67
बारbara33.33
Brar in the Russian language
Брарbrar-

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